Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning distribution of taxes in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants.
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Pension Code. Provides that a teacher may receive a retirement pension at age 60 with 10 years of service. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the surviving spouse of a police officer shall not be disqualified from receiving a survivor's pension if the surviving spouse was married to the deceased police officer for at least 15 years immediately preceding the date of death, regardless of whether the deceased police officer is still in service. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a retailer who sells motor fuel to increase the price that he or she charges for the motor fuel, unless the cost that the retailer pays to his or her supplier or distributor increases and the retailer has actually purchased motor fuel at that increased price.
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Pension Code to increase the minimum total survivor's pension to 50% of the earned retirement pension for survivors of members who died before January 1, 1987. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Board shall have the power and duty to use emerging investment managers, minority-owned investment businesses, female-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities in managing the Fund's assets. Declares that it is the public policy of the State to encourage the use of those managers and businesses. Requires the Fund to submit an annual report to the General Assembly that identifies the emerging investment managers, minority-owned businesses, female-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities used by the Fund, the percentage of the Fund's assets under the control of those managers and businesses, and the actions the Fund has taken to increase the use of those managers and businesses. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that, if relocation of the equipment of any public utility company is necessary for highway construction and the public utility company has not responded to requests for that relocation, the Department of Transportation or the local highway authority may hire a subcontractor to relocate the equipment and may charge the public utility for the relocation. Provides that the Department or local highway authority shall not be liable for any resulting damages. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning instruction.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Authorizes service of notice on the owners of adjacent properties to a proposed pollution control facility site in the manner set forth under certain provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure for service of process (now, notice served either in person or by registered mail, return receipt requested). Sets forth that the owners who are required to be served are the owners appearing on the tax records of the county 60 days prior to the filing of the application for siting approval. Sets forth that service of notice is not a jurisdictional requirement. Provides that the evidence necessary to establish service of notice or the refusal of service of notice is by the preponderance of the evidence. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the provision prohibiting certain policemen who are assigned to non-civil service positions from making certain contributions does not apply to a policeman assigned to a non-civil service position with the title of Captain. Purports to be retroactive to January 1, 2000. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
